ASV (ASV) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of ASV shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of August 31st, investors have sold 18,700 shares of ASV short. 0.35% of ASV's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on ASV's current short interest.

Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 0.35% of ASV's floating shares are currently sold short.

ASV saw a increase in short interest during the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 18,700 shares, an increase of 544.8% from the previous total of 2,900 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment.

ASV currently has issued a total of 9,910,000 shares. Some of ASV's outstanding shares are available for trading, while others are subject to various restrictions. The public float, also referred to as floating shares or "the float", are shares that publicly owned, unrestricted and available to trade on the open market. ASV currently has a public float of 5,380,000 shares.

0.35% of ASV's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "industrials" compare to ASV: Caravelle International Group (0.52%), HireRight Holdings Co. (2.30%), FlexShopper, Inc. (0.64%), Zoomcar Holdings, Inc. (0.11%), System1, Inc. (1.77%), Laser Photonics Co. (15.13%), Energy Services of America Co. (0.90%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Fred's, Inc. ($1.14 million), and Hemispherx BioPharma, Inc ($217,080.00). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling ASV is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from ASV as its price is falling. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit.

A short squeeze for ASV occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock increases in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of ASV, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including ASV, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 31 2019.